For anyone who admired the late Roger Scruton, here is a video of him and Douglas Murray on the topic of the future of Conservatism, courtesy of the Spectator. They’ve been good friends for a long time, and this would probably be one of the last interviews with him.
Ellis Cashmore Fair Observer The queen agrees to a “transition” for Meghan and Harry — but what are they transitioning to? You can understand Meghan Markle’s frustration. There she is, half of one of the most illustrious, acclaimed and renowned couples on the planet. Practically every time she switches on
Fifty years after Churchill’s death, the leader’s actions continue to shape the world. In his survey of this multi-talented politician, military strategist, and writer, Johnson, the mayor of London since 2008 and himself a former journalist and author of the inimitable Johnson’s Life of London, argues that
There’s an old Larson cartoon about a donut shop manager who can’t understand how he goes through so many donuts, yet barely makes a profit – while his morbidly obese sales assistant quietly lurks in the background. In a life-imitates-art moment, a British judge just can’t figure out
Today’s face of the day is Roger Scruton a Conservative philosopher and author of more than fifty books who died aged 75 on Sunday. The author of more than 50 books on aesthetics, morality and politics, he was also a government advisor. Supporters hailed him as “the greatest conservative
Audience in Melbourne are completely surprised by this incredible performance when Boris Johnson breaks into Homeric Greek. This video is a clip from the ABC show Big Ideas where Boris recites an extract from the Greek Poem “The Iliad”. Hilarious and apparently impromptu. If you have a great Youtube or
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Labour, still refusing to face reality after their election drubbing in the UK, are continuing to remain utterly deluded. There are none more deluded than leadership aspirant Rebecca Long-Bailey. She has declared that she will stick with the socialist policies that were soundly defeated in the election. The Guardian reports
Peter Mandelson, one of the architects behind UK Labour’s landslide victory in 1997, echoes what I recently said and many other pundits have said about the UK Election. That you can’t win with a shit-house leader. [40s] He said “…I don’t think the result was entirely undeserved
Britain’s political Svengali, Dominic Cummings, has big plans to drain the UK’s swamp. The Telegraph outlines precisely which plugs are going to get pulled in the most audacious restructure of the civil service in decades: Public sector reform will be a major focus of the new Government, and
2020 has arrived and it promises to be one of intense interest, at least for us political tragics. There is our own election, the American election and the ongoing saga of Brexit. No doubt tragics of a different sort will keep banging on about climate change and how death for
I’ve spent the Christmas/New Year period listening to podcasts and looking to see some parallels between the recent UK election and New Zealand politics. The video posted above is a great example of where Labour went wrong. Basically Labour didn’t listen to what was obvious as the
Now that Boris Johnson has won a resounding victory in this month’s election, allowing him to pass his Bill which ensures the UK leaves the EU at the end of January, it is interesting to read comments from the past pertinent to Britain’s proposed membership of the Common
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